Lionsden

30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lionsden, from 114 m² to 316,594 m² (31.66 ha, 78.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 45 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 27 May 2026Conditional

  the proposed development will consist of i) the sub-division of the existing house into two separate dwellings, ii) the addition of two dormers to the rear elevation of the main house, iii) the addition of a velux window to the front elevation of the main house, iv) the construction of a single storey extension to the east side of the main house, v) the addition of a flat roof open porch to the main house, vi) the replacement of the existing septic tank with a wastewater treatment system and percolation area to serve both houses, and vii) all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2660627

• 25 Apr 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of the demolition of existing single storey extensions to the front and rear of the existing dwelling and the construction of a new single storey extension to the front, rear & side of the existing dwelling, all associated elevational changes to the existing dwelling, the demolition of existing detached domestic garage and the construction of a new detached domestic garage in a new location, the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and upgrade to a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Meath County Council, 2560416

• 28 Feb 2025Conditional

  the development will consist of extension works to the existing dwelling house and all associated site works on this site.

  Permission, 1 home · Meath County Council, 2560204

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299
• Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA 004232

Recorded monuments

• ME041-013 Barrow - mound barrow
  Description

  Located on a rise in a fairly level landscape, and within the demesne of Lionsden House which is c. 120m to the W. It is described as a mound in gothic lettering on the 1836 and 1912 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is a circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 11.5m E-W; H 2m) with some trees, separated by a berm (Wth 3m) from an outer earthen bank (Wth 2m; H 0.35m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 9 August 2019

• ME041-019 Burial ground
  Description

  In September 1986 human remains were discovered during digging on a farm. The remains consisted of human lower limbs representing at least three individuals. They appear to have been unaccompanied inhumations in unprotected pits. Two perforated scallop shells were also found in the disturbed topsoil indicating that burials took place here in the medieval period. Compiled by : Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 13 March 2013

• ME041-021 Burnt mound
  Description

  Situated on the W bank of the S-N Blackwater River and c. 50m from the canalised stream. Archaeological monitoring (02E0194) of topsoil stripping in advance of the development of a gas pipeline identified a burnt mound (dims 8.9m E-W; 6.4m N-S; T c. 0.1m), which was preserved in situ (BGE: 1A/40/1). The burnt mound (ME041-022----) is c. 60m to the S. (Tobin 2003, 29, Fig 19) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 February 2018

• ME041-022 Burnt mound
  Description

  Situated on the W bank of the S-N Blackwater River and c. 50m from the canalised stream. Archaeological monitoring (02E0194) of topsoil stripping in advance of the development of a gas pipeline identified four spreads of broken and burnt stones in a confined area (dims 7m E-W; 6m N-S; T ). The spreads (BGE: 1A/40/2) were tested and proved to be three shallow spreads and one pit (dims 0.94m x 0.83m; D 0.28m) which may have served as a trough. The burnt mound (ME041-021----) is c. 60m to the N. (Tobin 2003, 30, Fig. 19) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 7 February 2018

Architectural heritage

• Farm house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, built c.1820. Hipped corrugated metal sheet roof, rendered mud walls, and timber sash windows. Two-bay single-storey building set at right-angle to the north-west corner of the site. Cobbles and cast-iron water pump to site, enclosed by octagonal entrance piers and dry-stone boundary walls. Mud walled and stone outbuildings to east.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Lionsden, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2439 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Lionsden with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Meath.

Name

Lionsden · Lionsden

Area

1,396,454 m² (139.65 ha, 345.07 acres)

Civil parish

Castlerickard, and its townlands

Barony

Moyfenrath Upper

Electoral division

Castlerickard, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,247 people lived in 694 households in the Castlerickard electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 58% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinderry, Ballymahon, Brackanrainey, Castlerickard, Donore

Placenames

Lionsden on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.